Sergei Lavrov made the remarks when asked about the possibility of Russia returning to the song contest.

"Battle" is usually meant figuratively when fighting wildfires.

"Punch" is the name of the adorable baby monkey. There was no violence, thankfully. All of the animals are unharmed.

And the point of this idiocy?

It was later revealed that this appalling stunt was orchestrated purely as a promotional gimmick for a cryptocurrency meme coin.

cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/65684852

Dodi Repacks, the second most prolific and well-known repacker of pirated games behind FitGirl, has broken the hearts of piracy aficionados worldwide today, as Dodi has just announced in a “Roadmap” update on his website that he’s scaling back his piracy operation so he can… get married and become a lawyer? Saul Goodman, is that you?

A prominent Israeli legal organization alleges the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is promoting a politically one-sided narrative.

...how is The Onion still in business again?

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1130984/centre-party-youth-group-calls-for-state-run-dating-service

SYDNEY: Australia's Qantas was forced to divert a flight bound for the United States over a disruptive passenger, with local media reporting the man bit a flight attendant.

The man was met by local authorities on arrival and has been slapped with a no-fly ban on all Qantas planes.

An article with more details (The Guardian)

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/29915395

Didn't really know where to drop this beauty....

"—nick—weird—happened twice—"

only posting this now because apparently nobody has posted this yet and I just found out

"Before Dr. Brian Christine was tapped to lead America’s public hantavirus response, he was an Alabama-based urologist who specialized in penile implants, CNN reported Friday.

Christine currently serves as the assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and as such is one of the top public health officials running the country’s infectious disease policy. Earlier this week, he told reporters in Nebraska that the agency’s response to the dangerous outbreak would be “grounded in science” and “grounded in transparency.”

Yet Christine’s resume seems far and away from that of a typical U.S. health official. While he has some public health experience under his belt, having served as a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, he has also espoused dangerous far-right beliefs and spread wellness conspiracy theories.

He rebuked coronavirus mandates and spread conspiracy theories about treatment plans that sowed doubt and division over the government’s public health response at the time. He has claimed that the pandemic was a part of a wider government plot to control people, and he skirted questions from the U.S. Senate as to whether or not he would recommend the Covid vaccine to his patients.

The 62-year-old admiral also hosted a YouTube series titled “Erection Connection,” a professional show for other urologists discussing erectile dysfunction..."

Another day, another Cybertruck being towed from somewhere nobody really ought to need a tow from. Take a look, Toyota Sienna to the rescue.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1127483/he-declared-a-new-country-governed-by-ai-hes-not-sure-it-will-end-well

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1123169/heartland-institute-podcast-questions-whether-all-americans-should-have-the-right-to-vot

A couple days later, the Trump-linked group hosted EPA chief — and potential attorney general — Lee Zeldin at a Washington, D.C. event.

Japan has deployed a pack of robot wolves to battle the country’s record surge in bear attacks on humans.

The devices, known as “Monster Wolves”, are designed to scare away bears and other wild animals using flashing red eyes, loud growls and howling sounds.

Ohta Seiki, the Hokkaido-based company that makes the devices, said demand for the machines has surged. It has already received around 50 orders in 2026, more than the usual volume for an entire year.

Yuji Ohta, the firm’s president, said orders had exceeded normal annual demand within a few months.

“We make them by hand. We cannot make them fast enough now,” Mr Ohta told AFP, adding that customers are facing waits of up to three months.